In Brief

Dublin 4: €1.5mColliers Jackson-Stops is certainly being realistic with the AMV of €1.5 million for a 1920s semi with large gardens in the heart of Dublin 4.

Number 10 Ailesbury Gardens is in a quiet road which overlooks the Dart line at Sydney Parade Avenue.The house has been lived In by the same family for the last 70 years and could now do with a thorough makeover. However, the large gardens front and back offer plenty of scope for imaginative purchasers. Several of the neighbouring houses have been greatly extended but number 10 still has its original four-bedroom layout over 135sq m (1,450sq ft).

Castleknock: €2.25m

One of the large detached houses in the Georgian Village beside the Phoenix Park in Castleknock, Dublin 15, has come on the market through Flynn & Associates where Jim Flynn is seeking offers over €2.25 million. Number 62 has plenty of scope for extending and redeveloping, subject to the necessary planning permission. With mature gardens front and back, the five-bedroom house is in good, fairly original condition with living space of approximately 246sq m (2,650sq ft). There are 130 houses in the Georgian Village enclave, where property values tend to hold their own whatever the market.

Oughterard: €635,000

Fishing rights to the Owenriff river that flows by the end of the garden are part of the package at Grove Cottage, a five-bedroom house on three-quarters of an acre of grounds in Oughterard, Co Galway. For sale by private treaty through Corrib Real Estate, the 209sq m (2,250sq ft) house is in excellent condition inside, with good-sized reception rooms, and an attractive country-style kitchen with Aga. The gardens are beautifully kept and include a large Liscannor patio, well stocked borders, lawns and steps leading down to a river garden. A large garage or store room offers scope for development.

Enniskerry: €1.65m

Celandine is a solid five-bedroom bungalow on an acre in Enniskerry, Co Wicklow. Hassett is handing the sale of the house which is in a cul-de-sac off the Monastery Road. It will be auctioned next Thursday at the Marriot Hotel in Druid's Glen and the AMV is €1.65 million. The main selling point of the property is its convenient and very private location. At 214sq m (2,300sq ft) it has plenty of space for a family, and while the decor needs some updating, there is potential to refurbish and extend. Currently there are two reception rooms, as well as a spacious diningroom opening into a conservatory.

Malahide: €740,000

No 19 Gainsborough Green at Yellow Walls in Malahide is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in a popular cul-de-sac settingclose to the village. For sale at €740,000 through Malahide agents O'Farrell Cleere, the redbrick home is in good decorative order throughout and has the benefit of a good-sized back garden. Overlooking green fields to the front, number 19 has a traditional layout with interconnecting reception rooms, and a large kitchen with patio doors to the garden. Upstairs three of the four bedrooms share a family bathroom while the main bedroom has an en suite.